Paris only has two sanctioned sales during the year — in January just after the Christmas break and in July just before the August holiday. This year’s winter shopping sale season begins on January 7 and ends on Valentine’s Day. Unlike sales in the U.S., stores are open mostly during normal hours, except have extended days open on a few Sundays. While it seems impossible, French law only allows sales during this time period, otherwise stores must get permission from the police to hold discounted sales outside this time period. The theory behind this is that this protects the small mom and pop shops from heavy discounting by the major giants, like Galeries Lafayette and Printemps, but, in reality, this is a way to preserve price protection and state sanctioned price parity among retailers. Read More
Although New Year festivities are over, there are plenty of things to do and see in Paris this January and February before the winter season ends. Our favorite places to visit and things to do after the New Year this winter season in Paris include the following: 
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